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Washingtonian Magazine hails Bad Influence as “a part of a long and worthy Washington blues tradition.” With an award for…

Alligator’s new album, spearheaded by Tommy Castro, is a commanding live album that is packed to the brim with shockingly large talents such as Trampled Under Foot, Janiva Magness & Joe Louis Walker.

“Black Cloud” sports an album cover showing a simple, nondescript cloud that hides a CD bursting at the seams with classic New Orleans and powerful vocals.

Grady Champion, 2010’s International Blues Challenge winner, recently released “Dreamin'”, an excellent album that showcases his unique harmonica prowess.

Franc Robert’s “Why Do I Never Win” is a wild mix of rockin’ delta blues-influenced music, with a little intricate finger picking mixed in for good measure!

Recent Grammy nominee and New Orleans native Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty, has been exploding in popularity. His album Backatown is a rockin’, funky, horn-heavy good time.

Tab Benoit, one of the blues’ most successful artists in decades, is set to release his latest studio album, and it may well be his best to date.

Big Joe and the Dynaflows new album “You Can’t Keep A Big Man Down” is a jumping blues anthem with unique flavors of classic R&B, swing, wicked drumming, power guitar, and heavy horns!

The title of Johnny Rawls’ new CD “Memphis Still Got Soul” is as descriptive as an album title can get. Johnny’s perfect soul voice, horn section, B3, and sultry female backup singers are the perfect soul music combination.

Marcia Ball is a force of New Orleans piano playing & a Texas roadhouse fireball! Her new album “Roadside Attractions” from Alligator Records is a pumped-up, gulf coast piano force to be reckoned with!